Mian ABDUL JABBAR vs The CHAIRMAN, NATIONAL ACCOUNTABILITY BUREAU Ss — 2022 YLR 1040 KARACHI-HIGH-COURT-SINDH

Case information

Citation: 2022 YLR 1040 KARACHI-HIGH-COURT-SINDH
Court: Sindh High Court
Year: 2022
Reporter: YLR
Parties: Mian ABDUL JABBAR vs The CHAIRMAN, NATIONAL ACCOUNTABILITY BUREAU Ss
Subject matter: Criminal
Provisions referred to: Criminal Procedure Code (V of 1898)

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Judgment text as reported

Mian ABDUL JABBAR VS The CHAIRMAN, NATIONAL ACCOUNTABILITY BUREAU Ss. 9(a)(ix) & 9(a)(x)---Criminal Procedure Code (V of 1898), Ss. 227 & 233---Constitution of Pakistan, Art.199---Constitutional petition---Amendment of charge---Cheating and criminal breach of trust--- Petitioners were accused persons who were aggrieved of trial on the allegations of cheating members of public at large as well as criminal breach of trust with members of public at large---Validity---Petitioners knew nature of charge for which they had to defend themselves as trial was almost finished---If petitioners had any doubt about what charge they had to defend themselves against they would not have been able to cross-examine witnesses and would have raised such matter much earlier rather than at the fag-end of the trial---Petitioners, in the present case, cross-examined all 63 prosecution witnesses fully as charge was clear and unambiguous and they had been put on notice as to the allegations against which they had to defend themselves---Reference was filed in year 2005 and about 15 years had passed and the trial was not decided---Petition filed at such belated stage was to further delaying tactics---High Court declined to interfere in the matter as order passed by Trial Court was well reasoned---Constitutional petition was dismissed in circumstances.

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